"Where do I go from here...?"
The question that Zayla has been forced to ask herself time and time again.She lost it all, first were her family then her home, and next is her life if she doesn't do what they say, and it's all because of...
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As we left Mr.Bersen place the old kook winked at me and I don't know what type of signal he was trying to send, but knowing him it probably wasn't a good one. I brushed him off and tried to distance myself from the thought of his signal but accidently left Zayla behind. After two minutes I put myself into sync with her so that we were walking at the same pace. We walked in comfortable silence as I calculated how long it would take before we reached Titus. Part of me want to get to him already and the other part wanted to walk with Zayla forever.
"Wait...what? I meant because it was such a nice day out... yeah, that it."
Only a couple seconds of silence after the thought passed, I was suddenly bombarded with greetings. I realized that we had just walked into the part of Saldom that Titus and I spent most of our free time. Most of the greetings were okay, just a simple "Hello." and "How are you?", but when Mrs. Nolda greeted me with a threat of broken knee caps if I didn't come by, I made a mental note to come visit because knowing her, she might actually do it. I was all smiles and waves up until some guy walked by and greeted Zayla. I didn't have a problem with anyone greeting her, I mean it was a show of politeness right. What bothered me was what he said and the way his eyes looked over her like she was prey. I haven't known Zayla for long but one thing I do know is that the last thing she is prey, actually if anything she would be the predator. She's strong, kind (at times), funny, smart, and if anything she was a fighter. Irritation mixed with drops of anger ran through my veins. What happened next was totally unexpected in my part. My mind went blank and my body moved on its own. I don't know why but I put my hand around Zayla.
"What am I doing!!!"
Embarrassment and confusion line the walls of my stomach, shaking and crushing my insides. I didn't dare let it show though, instead I stared off the guy. He stared back for a while then shifted his gaze to the ground and walked away. He was gone for a good 15 seconds, before I dropped my hand, way too long. My nerves weren't completely settled yet when Zayla asked,
"Did you know that guy back there?"
I meant to simply say no but when it came out it sounded rough with a spot of anger. Zayla fell silent and I immediately regretted opening my mouth. We continued where we left off, going to pick up Titus. If she was mad at the way I acted then she sure wasn't showing it, but still I could feel that the air between us had become heavier. My eyes darted around the familiar setting for something that would bring me redemption. Then I saw it, I stopped immediately and couldn't help but smile.
"Wait here," I beamed before sprinting off to the Mellsa bar stand.
"Hey Roje, let me get four Mellsa bars." And like normal business, I gave him eighty dalz then he gave me the bars. I took three and left on in front of him.
"Enjoy," I called over my shoulder, he smiled wide in response.
Whenever Titus was ever down or mad at me (or pretending to be) I would get some bars and everything would be good again. As I walked back I prayed that the same would apply here.
